Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always making up new words, and we are often able to know where most come from.
Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called “hamburgers”, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They didn’t speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what they were. The Germans didn’t understand the question and answered, “We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of bread with beef in them and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today, “Hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary

  1. 1.

    English is spoken by many people around the world every day, but English is ______

    1. A.
      as old as Chinese
    2. B.
      older than Chinese
    3. C.
      younger than Chinese
    4. D.
      older than German
  2. 2.

    Hamburg is ______

    1. A.
      a kind of food
    2. B.
      a round piece of beef
    3. C.
      the name of a country
    4. D.
      a city in Germany
  3. 3.

    According to the story, the word “hamburger” comes from ______

    1. A.
      English speakers because they’re always making up new words
    2. B.
      the round piece of beef which those people from Hamburg ate
    3. C.
      English because Germans don’t speak good English
    4. D.
      a large English dictionary
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is TRUE?

    1. A.
      Few Americans like hamburgers
    2. B.
      Hamburgers are made with ham
    3. C.
      Hamburgers were first sold a century ago
    4. D.
      Hamburgers were some people
  5. 5.

    Which of the following can be found in any large dictionary?

    1. A.
      Where Germans came from
    2. B.
      Where all the new words came from
    3. C.
      The reason why a new word has a certain meaning
    4. D.
      Why English is spoken all over the world
CDBCC
試題分析:
1..通過Although English is not as old as Chinese可知,英語不如漢語古老,所以不太選C。
2.通過They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg可知,Hamburg是德國的一個城市。所以本題選D。
3.通過They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. eating round pieces of beef和Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”可知,所以本題選B。
4.通過About a hundred years ago,“大約100年前”可知,漢堡包第一次被賣是在一個世紀(jì)前。故C項是正確的。所以本題選C。
5.通過Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.可知,我們可以在字典中找到一個新詞有某種意義的原因。所以本題選C。
考點:本題考查夾敘夾議的文章。
點評:本文通過講述Hamburger一詞的由來,說明了英語的很多單詞都有其有趣的來源,在字典中都能找到其原因。在閱讀時,盡量結(jié)合問題,在原文中找出答案。另外,在對問題的理解時,一定要忠于原文的意思,注意比較所給的選項,找出最符合題意的答案。
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